Also, the Mac way lets the user change their mind between copying the file or moving it without first navigating back to the source and restarting the process f

Also, the Mac way lets the user change their mind between copying the file or moving it without first navigating back to the source and restarting the process from scratch, since that decision sits on the pasting end. In my mind the only advantage the Windows way has is that it belongs to the more popular platform.